Allows a U.S. citizen, who is seventeen years of age, to vote in a primary election, including presidential, if he or she will turn eighteen by the date of the corresponding general election.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the age requirement for
voting in a primary election
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 5-102 of the election law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3 3. The provisions herein with respect to the age requirement for
4 purposes of qualifying to vote shall not prohibit United States citizens
5 otherwise qualified, who are seventeen years of age, from voting in a
6 primary election, including a presidential primary, if such citizen will
7 be eighteen years of age by the date of the corresponding general
8 election.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00435-01-3
